Privacy policy.

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 28, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Bridge to Opportunity (the "Initiative," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information in connection with our public art, education, and vocational skills programs, including our website and community engagement activities (collectively, the "Services").

1. Information We Collect

We only collect information necessary to operate, improve, and communicate about the Bridge to Opportunity Initiative.

A. Information You Provide Directly

We collect personal information you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our projects, when you participate in activities (like art contests or mentorship programs), or otherwise contact us. This includes:

  • Contact Data: Name, email address, mailing address, and phone number (e.g., when signing up for a newsletter or project update).

  • Participation Data: Information related to your involvement in our educational or vocational programs (e.g., feedback, student status, or union affiliation details, collected solely for program management and reporting on our Key Performance Indicators).

  • Donation Data: Details needed to process a donation, although we primarily use third-party processors (like Stripe or PayPal) for payment processing.

B. Information Collected Automatically

We may automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, such as:

  • Usage Data: IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, and information about how you use our Services (e.g., sections viewed and time spent). This data is collected for site optimization and to analyze traffic trends.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • Program Management: To administer and execute our educational and vocational programs and public art initiatives (Guarantee 2).

  • Communication: To send you newsletters, updates, project announcements, and responses to your inquiries.

  • Engagement Metrics: To track and report on our Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and accountability metrics (Guarantee 3), such as youth participation rates and community feedback.

  • Fundraising and Sponsorship: To solicit donations and secure sponsorships for the Initiative.

  • Security and Compliance: To maintain the safety and security of our Services and comply with legal requirements.

3. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We only share data with the following categories of third parties:

  • Project Partners: We may share necessary Participation Data (but never sensitive Contact Data) with our educational institutions, vocational partners, and union mentors solely for the purpose of running the specific programs you have opted into.

  • Service Providers: We may share data with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers (e.g., email marketing providers, website hosting, and analytics providers) who perform services for us or on our behalf.

  • Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, or legal process.

4. Your Privacy Rights

You have the right to review, update, or delete the personal information we hold about you. You can also object to the processing of your personal information, ask us to restrict the processing, or request data portability.

  • Opt-out of Marketing: You can easily unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the "unsubscribe" link in the emails we send.

5. Security of Your Information

We use technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

6. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may contact us at:

Bridge to Opportunity 216 N 9th St, Wood River, IL 62095

Email: a.ray@drayamayde.org